diff --git a/htdocs/ecm/class/ecmfiles.class.php b/htdocs/ecm/class/ecmfiles.class.php
index 0e3f872cefd..46d83cefaa8 100644
--- a/htdocs/ecm/class/ecmfiles.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/ecm/class/ecmfiles.class.php
@@ -752,11 +752,8 @@ class EcmFiles extends CommonObject
 
 		// If you need to delete child tables to, you can insert them here
 		if (!$error) {
-			$sql = "DELETE FROM " . $this->db->prefix() . $this->table_element. "_extrafields";
-			$sql .= " WHERE fk_object = ".((int) $this->id);
-
-			$resql = $this->db->query($sql);
-			if (!$resql) {
+			$result = $this->deleteExtraFields();
+			if (!$result) {
 				$this->errors[] = $this->db->lasterror();
 				$error++;
 			}